Verse 1 Sun beat down on a cracked two-lane Boot heels dragging through the Georgia clay Got a tank half full and a past that burns Every mile I ride, there’s a lesson learned Verse 2 Daddy said, “Boy, don’t chase that flame” But I lit it up just the same Now the wind don’t care ‘bout right or wrong It just howls my name in a rebel song Chorus There’s a devil in the dust behind me And an angel I can’t quite find Got a bottle on the seat beside me And a storm rollin’ through my mind Yeah I’m running but I ain’t free No matter how far I ride There’s a devil in the dust behind me And he’s keeping me alive Verse 3 Met a girl in a roadside bar Eyes like fire, heart full of scars She said, “You don’t look like you belong” I said, “Darlin’, I been gone too long” Pre-Chorus We danced slow to a jukebox cry Like we both knew we were just passin’ by Chorus There’s a devil in the dust behind me And an angel I can’t quite find Got her hand but it slips right through me Like a ghost I left behind Yeah I’m burning but I can’t see What’s waitin’ down the line There’s a devil in the dust behind me And he’s keeping me alive Guitar Solo Section (Slide guitar screaming, long bends, dirty tone… let it breathe) Bridge If I stop, I might just break If I look back, it’s my mistake So I ride that line ‘til the wheels fall off Prayin’ hard but I’m still lost Final Chorus There’s a devil in the dust behind me Hear him laughing in the wind Every mile just pulls me deeper In the trouble I’ve been in Yeah I’m living wild and free But it cuts me like a knife There’s a devil in the dust behind me And he’s the reason I survive Outro Highway fades into the night… Tail lights bleeding out of sight…
